The Washington State Senate today passed a bill recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas.
People — and robots — are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China
It’s not just people—in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Jayapal calls out DOJ ‘spying’
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he did not think it was appropriate for the Justice Department to be tracking the search histories of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Mayor, deputy mayor meet with CID community leaders
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Deputy Mayor Brian Surratt met Feb. 2 with community leaders from the Chinatown-International District (CID) to discuss homelessness, public safety and economic pressures facing the neighborhood.
DCCC rolls out Lunar New Year ads targeting GOP
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is launching a new digital ad campaign timed to Lunar New Year, accusing House Republicans of driving up costs and failing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
King County Exec. Zahilay’s first executive order aimed at protecting immigrants and refugees
In his first-ever executive order, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced in a news conference today a number of new protections and investments in King County’s immigrant and refugee communities, including $2 million in assistance and more transparency around deportation flights from Boeing Field.
Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Investigators said one immigration enforcement official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years.
China’s Lunar New Year travel rush begins with record 9.5 billion trips expected
Liu Zhiquan was waiting for a 30-plus hour train journey to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, some 1,242 miles (2,000 kilometers) from Beijing, where he works in construction.
CID supporters lobby for sustained tax funding
Betty Lau, a retired teacher and longtime advocate for Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID), traveled to Olympia on Feb. 10 to urge lawmakers to secure 10 years of funding from existing tax sources to support Historic South Downtown (HSD)’s grantmaking and community services.
Spy agency says Kim Jong Un’s daughter is close to being designated North Korea’s future leader
South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday that it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country’s future leader as he moves to extend the family dynasty to a fourth generation.